1. Microwave Engineering
ECE
Microwave Engineering
Adapted from notes by Prof. Jeffery T. Williams
Fall 2018
Prof. David R. Jackson
Dept. of ECE
Notes 22
Filter Design Part 1:
Insertion Loss Method

2. Filters Consider the following circuit:+ -
This is the basic filter circuit that we will study.
The filter is assumed to be lossless (consists of L and C elements).

3. Filters (cont.)
We can think of transmission lines connected at the input and output of the filter. + -
Filter
Power loss ratio:

4. Filters (cont.)
The “insertion loss method” aims at designing a filter to achieve a particular type of response for the function PLR().
Also,
Insertion Loss (dB):

5. Low-Pass Filter Ideal low-pass filter response: Passband Stopband

6. (This is discussed in the next set of notes.)
Filters (cont.)
Types of filters:
Low-pass
High-pass
Bandpass
Bandstop
Approach:
Design the low-pass filter first. The other types of filters come from this by using a frequency transformation.
(This is discussed in the next set of notes.)

7. Filters (cont.) Common types of filters: Butterworth (binomial)*
Chebyshev (type I)*
Chebyshev (type II)
Linear phase**
Elliptic
*Discussed in this set of notes and the next set of notes.
** Discussed in the next set of notes.

8. Note on Reflection Coefficient
For passive networks:

9. Low-Pass Filter Low-pass filter response:
Passband
Stopband
Cutoff frequency
The constant k is somewhat arbitrary, and defines the cutoff frequency.

10. Low-Pass Filter Normalized low-pass filter response: Passband Stopband
Cutoff frequency
We design the normalized low-pass filter first, and then use scaling and frequency transformation to obtain the final filter (low-pass, high-pass, bandpass, bandstop). (This is done in the next set of notes.)

11. Low-Pass Filter Normalized low-pass filter responses: Butterworth
Chebyshev
Elliptic
Note:
The Chebyshev response shown is called “type 1”, with ripple in the passband. The “type 2” Chebyshev response has ripple in the stopband.

12. Low-Pass Filter Comments:
The Butterworth design has the flattest response.
The Chebyshev (type 1) design has a constant ripple in the passband.
The Chebyshev (type 2) has a constant ripple in the stopband.
The elliptic filter has ripple in both the passband and the stopband.
The elliptic filter has the sharpest transition from the passband to the stopband, for given levels of ripple in the passband and stopband.

13. Low-Pass Filter Comparison of Filter Responses Butterworth
Chebyshev (type 1)
Chebyshev (type 2)
Elliptic

14. Butterworth Low-Pass Filter
Choose:
N = order of the filter*
The first N-1 derivatives of PLR with respect to  are zero.
At the band edge:
Common choice:
* As seen later, this will also be the number of (L,C) elements in the filter.

15. Butterworth Low-Pass Filter (cont.)
High-frequency limit:
Hence so
Conclusion: IL increases at 20N dB/decade in the stopband.

16. Chebyshev Low-Pass Filter
Choose:
N = order of the filter*
There is equal ripple in the passband.
At the band edge:
Ripple level:
* As seen later, this will also be the number of (L,C) elements in the filter.

17. Chebyshev Low-Pass Filter (cont.)
High-frequency limit:
Hence so
Conclusion: IL is larger than for the Butterworth, but increases at the same rate.

18. Two Element Low-Pass Filter
Original circuit: + -
Normalize impedances by R0: + -
This normalization does not change the reflection coefficient.

19. Two Element Low-Pass Filter (cont.)
Normalized circuit: + -

20. Two Element Low-Pass Filter (cont.)
After some algebra: or

21. Two Element Low-Pass Filter (cont.)
Hence we have:
where

22. Two Element Low-Pass Butterworth
Choose Butterworth response (k = 1):
Hence
Note:
The order N of the filter is the same as the number of (L,C) elements.

23. Two Element Low-Pass Butterworth (cont.)
Three equations:
Solution:
A0 equation:
A2 equation:
A4 equation:

24. Two Element Low-Pass Butterworth (cont.)
Unnormalizing:
where
Hence: + -

25. Two Element Low-Pass Butterworth (cont.)
Example + -
Design a low-pass
Butterworth filter

26. Results from Ansys Designer
Two Element Low-Pass Butterworth (cont.)
Results from Ansys Designer

27. Results from Ansys Designer
Two Element Low-Pass Butterworth (cont.)
Results from Ansys Designer

28. Two Element Low-Pass Chebyshev
Choose Chebyshev response (arbitrary k value): or
Hence:

29. Two Element Low-Pass Chebyshev (cont.)
Hence:
A0 equation:

30. Two Element Low-Pass Chebyshev (cont.)
A4 equation:

31. Two Element Low-Pass Chebyshev (cont.)
A2 equation:

32. Two Element Low-Pass Chebyshev (cont.)
A2 equation (cont.):

33. Two Element Low-Pass Chebyshev (cont.)
Summary